| Application(s) | Category | References | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| RadxPrint, RadxConvert, RadxBufr | Data inspection and Format conversion | Print contents of radar and lidar files, in various levels of detail. Convert proprietary formats into NetCDF CfRadial. | |
| Radx2Grid | Cartesian transformation | Translate and interpolate data in native polar coordinates into Cartesian grids on supported projections. | |
| RadxKdp, RadxPid, RadxHca | Particle and hydrometeor identification based on fuzzy logic approaches | NCAR PID: Vivekanandan et al. (1999), NEXRAD HCA: Park et al. (1999) | Estimate particle or hydrometeor type from polarimetric radar data. |
| RadxRate, RadxBeamBlock, RadxQpe, PrecipAccum, QpeVerify | Quantitative precipitation estimation | Dixon et al. (2015) | Estimate precipitation rate from radar data, handle beam blockage, map rate to the surface, accumulate the estimated precipitation over time, verify with surface measurements. |
| RadxQc, RadxFilter, IntfRemove, RadxModelQc, RadxClutter, RadxDealias | Quality control | RadxDealias: James and Houze (2001) | Perform quality control on radar data in polar coordinates, prepare radar and lidar data for assimilation into numerical models, de-alias radar or lidar velocity observations, in preparation for use by other algorithms. |
| HawkEdit, solo3 | Interactive quality control | Interactive, visual programs for quality controlling data. | |
| RadxEvad, Vortrac | Single-Doppler retrievals | EVAD: Matejka and Srivastava (1991), VORTRAC: Lee et al. (1999), Jou et al. (2008), Cha and Bell (2016) | Retrieve wind profile and circulation information using measurements from a single instrument. |
| FRACTL, SAMURAI | Multi-Doppler retrievals | SAMURAI: Bell et al. (2012), Cha and Bell (2023) | Retrieve 3-D wind field information using measurements from multiple instruments. |
| RadarConst, RadarCal, SunCal, TsCalAuto, RadxClutMon, RadxSunMon | Calibration | RadxSunMon: Huuskonen and Holleman (2007), Holleman et al. (2010), Huuskonen et al. (2014), Reimann and Hagen (2016) | Assess radar calibration using engineering methods or by monitoring the sun and surface echoes. |
| RefractCompute, CalcMoisture, RefractCalib | Moisture field estimation | Estimate the moisture field using the refractivity method and clutter observations. | |
| Ecco | Convective-stratiform partitioning | Dixon and Romatschke (2022) | Identifies convective and stratiform types of radar echo in three dimensions. |
| Titan, OpticalFlow, ctrec, StormInitLocation, ScaleSep, Tracks2Ascii, Tstorms2Xml | Storm analysis, nowcasting | Dixon and Wiener (1993) | Determine storm properties and motion, for storm studies, climatology and short-term forecasting. |
| HawkEye, CIDD, Rview, TimeHist, Jazz, Emerald | Displays | Visualize radar and lidar data, and algorithm results. | |
| RadxMergeFields, RadxMergeVols | CfRadial file manipulation | Merge fields and volumes from multiple CfRadial files into single files. | |
| RadxDiffFields, RadxDiffVol, RadxStats | CfRadial file comparisons and statistics | Compare fields, volumes, and calculate statistics of scanning strategies. | |
| Grib2toMdv, NetCDF2Mdv, NcGeneric2Mdv, Wrf2Mdv | Ancillary data format conversion | Data conversion for gridded data to the NCAR MDV format. | |
| Mdv2SoundingSpdb, BomSounding2Spdb, CsuSounding2Spdb, SpdbQuery | Sounding extraction and conversion | Sounding format conversion and extraction from gridded data, used in applications like RadxPid, RadxRate, and Ecco. |
Table 1: List of principal LROSE applications and descriptions.